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This week the first night time drive since last year (in town), I really need to change my windscreen! Scratch resistant polycarbonate only seems to exist in >2 mm thickness so over twice the weight of 1 mm 
The Axel wiper 2nd generation is great, with the straight handle I special ordered it is near invisible despite being in the middle of the screen. Still waiting on a day with rain and wind a little less than gale force... But I am confident that it will function perfectly.
I have a few 100 km with the new tiller setup and the independent brakes. The brakes are still fabulously efficient and there is no way I will ever go back to combined brakes. Now I need to clean up the tiller and get the weight down, my bar ends are VERY heavy. Today I saw some Chinese bar ends weighting 67 grams (the pair), those would be a direct swap.
I am really enjoying the driving position with the bar ends and have dropped the idea of a tank steering modification for the moment. Shoulders are back and relaxed, hands aren't in the puppy like sit up and beg position... I went looking for 90º bends with 22 mm external diameter but found nothing in CF. This in Sweden https://www.do88.se/en/artiklar/aluminium-pipe-90-degree-0875-22mm.html but the 2 mm wall thickness is a bit much, 1.5 would be perfect. Everything else is in the UK so complicated with tax and fees and ...
The brake levers are a little long which is why I am looking for a 90º elbow instead of bar ends. I could then use the Tektro TL720 levers with internal cable passage and drill a hole in the bend of the elbow for cable exit. The cable run would be very straight! The cheap DIY solution is to cut the ends off the RX 4.1 levers and grind them round. When the brake lever position is final I will fit the brake light switch.
Then we have the option of putting the brake levers in the tiller ends and going back to a lighter traditional hand position tiller. The Rohloff grip shifter needs to be moved so:
There is also room for the headlight high beam switch and an electric horn switch too.
While on the subject of the Rohloff, the cable adjusters loosen over time making shifting less precise. Maybe I need to add a spot of Loktite to the threads? And I need a light in the cabin for night time driving, I can't see what gear I am in. Knowing the correct gear is important for the Bafang with the hills I drive at night. I am also going to order 14T and 15T sprockets when I can, the top end speed is just a little too low for me now.
Conclusion also about speed, the holidays are over, my around town average is now 24 km/h compared to 18 km/h when the tourists ar jamming up the streets
The Axel wiper 2nd generation is great, with the straight handle I special ordered it is near invisible despite being in the middle of the screen. Still waiting on a day with rain and wind a little less than gale force... But I am confident that it will function perfectly.
I have a few 100 km with the new tiller setup and the independent brakes. The brakes are still fabulously efficient and there is no way I will ever go back to combined brakes. Now I need to clean up the tiller and get the weight down, my bar ends are VERY heavy. Today I saw some Chinese bar ends weighting 67 grams (the pair), those would be a direct swap.
I am really enjoying the driving position with the bar ends and have dropped the idea of a tank steering modification for the moment. Shoulders are back and relaxed, hands aren't in the puppy like sit up and beg position... I went looking for 90º bends with 22 mm external diameter but found nothing in CF. This in Sweden https://www.do88.se/en/artiklar/aluminium-pipe-90-degree-0875-22mm.html but the 2 mm wall thickness is a bit much, 1.5 would be perfect. Everything else is in the UK so complicated with tax and fees and ...
The brake levers are a little long which is why I am looking for a 90º elbow instead of bar ends. I could then use the Tektro TL720 levers with internal cable passage and drill a hole in the bend of the elbow for cable exit. The cable run would be very straight! The cheap DIY solution is to cut the ends off the RX 4.1 levers and grind them round. When the brake lever position is final I will fit the brake light switch.
Then we have the option of putting the brake levers in the tiller ends and going back to a lighter traditional hand position tiller. The Rohloff grip shifter needs to be moved so:
There is also room for the headlight high beam switch and an electric horn switch too.
While on the subject of the Rohloff, the cable adjusters loosen over time making shifting less precise. Maybe I need to add a spot of Loktite to the threads? And I need a light in the cabin for night time driving, I can't see what gear I am in. Knowing the correct gear is important for the Bafang with the hills I drive at night. I am also going to order 14T and 15T sprockets when I can, the top end speed is just a little too low for me now.
Conclusion also about speed, the holidays are over, my around town average is now 24 km/h compared to 18 km/h when the tourists ar jamming up the streets
